It is utterly ironic that the city dismissed so often by conservatives (and self-effacingly by some liberals) as the People's Republic of Cambridge (Cambridge, MA), the arguable center of New England and perhaps even American liberalism, is the epicenter of Barack Obama's largest domestic problem to date. It may be the very epicenter that fractures his presidency.
I am watching the Cambridge police departments' and Massachusetts police unions' press conference right now. Needless to say, the rebukes directed at Barack Obama are stern, clear and unwavering.
He is in trouble. And the source of that trouble is an event involving a black intellectual, Barack Obama's friend, in the city where Barack Obama probably has more friends per square inch than anywhere else on the planet and where he studied LAW at arguably the most prestigious university in the world.
The police department of the city that loves Barack Obama expects an apology. Not only does that department deserve an apology, the country deserves one, too. But I do not see how the president can apologize without ending his presidency. For if he can be so reckless with something he so obviously should have avoided, something quite simple, how can he be trusted with anything else? If he can be so WRONG, when even the guy on the street without Barack Obama's legal credentials can get this matter right, who can take Barack Obama seriously? Is not his gravitas lost?
If not, it should be.
©2009/Contratimes. All Rights Reserved.
I am watching the Cambridge police departments' and Massachusetts police unions' press conference right now. Needless to say, the rebukes directed at Barack Obama are stern, clear and unwavering.
He is in trouble. And the source of that trouble is an event involving a black intellectual, Barack Obama's friend, in the city where Barack Obama probably has more friends per square inch than anywhere else on the planet and where he studied LAW at arguably the most prestigious university in the world.
The police department of the city that loves Barack Obama expects an apology. Not only does that department deserve an apology, the country deserves one, too. But I do not see how the president can apologize without ending his presidency. For if he can be so reckless with something he so obviously should have avoided, something quite simple, how can he be trusted with anything else? If he can be so WRONG, when even the guy on the street without Barack Obama's legal credentials can get this matter right, who can take Barack Obama seriously? Is not his gravitas lost?
If not, it should be.
©2009/Contratimes. All Rights Reserved.
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